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Network Graph Representing Frequency of Character References and Speech:

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Description

This network graph analyzes the speakers of Hamilton and the characters being referenced. The graph indicates who speaks the most throughout the whole musical and who references who within every song.

The size of the source node square represents the amount of time that character was referenced by other characters and/or themselves. A larger square indicates that the character was referenced frequently while a smaller square indicates the character was referenced minimally or not at all. The color of the source node square represents how often the speaker speaks throughout the whole musical. A gold or darker colored square indicates that the character spoke often throughout the musical. A white or lighter colored square indicates that the character did not speak often or did not speak at all throughout the musical. The arrows on the interactions between the nodes represents the references and the direction of the arrows indicate who was referencing who. Arrows pointing out from the source node show that particular character is doing the referencing of the character/source node that the arrows are pointing in toward.

To see more clear network graphs showing which characters reference who in each song, refer to the Song Index page and click on the link in a particular song that pulls up that song's network graph.

NOTE: The spoken scene titled "Tomorrow There'll Be More Of Us" in the Song Index is not included.

Personography Table

Character Information, XML:ID, and References

Name xml:id No. of Times Referenced People Referenced Referenced By
Alexander Hamilton hamilton 124
  • hamilton
  • burr
  • kingGeorge
  • lafayette
  • laurens
  • mulligan
  • eliza
  • peggy
  • angelica
  • washington
  • lee
  • conway
  • philipH
  • jefferson
  • madison
  • schuylerSis
  • jAdams
  • maria
  • reynolds
  • kingLouis
  • eacker
  • hamilton
  • eliza
  • company
  • mulligan
  • lafayette
  • laurens
  • burr
  • washington
  • angelica
  • women
  • men
  • madison
  • jefferson
  • doctor
  • ensemble
Aaron Burr burr 68
  • philipS
  • peggy
  • angelica
  • eliza
  • hamilton
  • washington
  • burr
  • generalMontgomery
  • marthaWashington
  • schuylerSis
  • theodosiaMother
  • betsy
  • theodosiaDaughter
  • weeks
  • madison
  • jay
  • jefferson
  • generalMercer
  • jAdams
  • reynolds
  • ness
  • pendleton
  • hamilton
  • mulligan
  • laurens
  • angelica
  • burr
  • washington
  • lafayette
  • jefferson
  • madison
  • company
  • philipH
  • ensemble
  • women
  • men
George Washington - Other names/titles: General, Mr. President washington 47
  • hamilton
  • burr
  • green
  • knox
  • lee
  • lafayette
  • rochambeau
  • jefferson
  • madison
  • ensemble
  • burr
  • company
  • hamilton
  • lee
  • eliza
  • jefferson
  • madison
  • women
  • kingGeorge
Hercules Mulligan mulligan 4
  • mulligan
  • burr
  • hamilton
  • mulligan
  • hamilton
  • company
Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette - Other names/titles: Marquis de Lafayette lafayette 14
  • lafayette
  • hamilton
  • burr
  • lafayette
  • hamilton
  • washington
  • company
  • jefferson
John Laurens laurens 7
  • laurens
  • sAdams
  • burr
  • hamilton
  • angelica
  • lee
  • laurens
  • hamilton
George William Frederick III - Other names/titles: King kingGeorge 6
  • washington
  • jAdams
  • hamilton
  • seabury
  • ensemble
  • company
Samuel Seabury seabury 1
  • seabury
  • kingGeorge
  • seabury
Charles Lee lee 10
  • lee
  • washington
  • hamilton
  • lee
  • washington
  • laurens
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton eliza 31
  • hamilton
  • eliza
  • angelica
  • schuylerSis
  • washington
  • philipH
  • jAdams
  • burr
  • eliza
  • angelica
  • hamilton
  • jefferson
  • women
  • company
Angelica Schuyler Church angelica 32
  • angelica
  • eliza
  • burr
  • paine
  • jefferson
  • schuylerSis
  • hamilton
  • franklin
  • burr
  • angelica
  • company
  • eliza
  • hamilton
  • laurens
  • men
  • women
Margarita Schuyler Van Rensselaer peggy 5
  • peggy
  • schuylerSis
  • burr
  • peggy
  • hamilton
Thomas Jefferson jefferson 50
  • lafayette
  • washington
  • sally
  • madison
  • hamilton
  • burr
  • reynolds
  • eliza
  • jAdams
  • angelica
  • burr
  • company
  • madison
  • washington
  • hamilton
  • ensemble
  • men
  • women
James Madison madison 13
  • jefferson
  • hamilton
  • burr
  • washington
  • jAdams
  • burr
  • jefferson
  • hamilton
  • washington
Philip Hamilton philipH 8
  • philipH
  • philipS
  • burr
  • eacker
  • hamilton
  • eliza
  • philipH
Maria Lewis Reynolds maria 1
    • hamilton
    James Reynolds reynolds 8
    • reynolds
    • hamilton
    • burr
    • company
    • jefferson
    • reynolds
    George Eacker eacker 5
      • philipH
      • hamilton
      Doctor doctor
      • hamilton
      Martha martha
        Dolly dolly
          Ensemble ensemble
          • kingGeorge
          • washington
          • jefferson
          • burr
          • hamilton
          • jAdams
          Company company
          • hamilton
          • schuylerSis
          • angelica
          • kingGeorge
          • admiralHowe
          • washington
          • lafayette
          • mulligan
          • jefferson
          • burr
          • jAdams
          • reynolds
          • eliza
          Men men
          • angelica
          • hamilton
          • jAdams
          • jefferson
          • burr
          Women women
          • angelica
          • hamilton
          • washington
          • burr
          • jefferson
          • eliza
          Recording recording
            William P. Van Ness ness 1
            • burr
            Nathaniel Pendleton pendleton 1
            • burr
            Hugh Mercer, Jr. - Other names/titles: General generalMercer 2
            • burr
            Louis XVI - Other names/titles: King kingLouis 1
            • hamilton
            Elizabeth Griscom Ross betsy 1
            • burr
            Jean-Baptist Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau rochambeau 1
            • washington
            Levi Weeks weeks 1
            • burr
            John Jay jay 2
            • burr
            Sarah Hemings sally 1
            • jefferson
            Thomas Conway conway 1
            • hamilton
            Theodosia Burr Alston theodosiaDaughter 1
            • burr
            Theodosia Bartow Prevost theodosiaMother 2
            • burr
            Philip John Schuyler philipS 3
            • burr
            • philipH
            Thomas Paine paine 2
            • angelica
            Samuel Adams sAdams 1
            • laurens
            John Adams jAdams 12
            • eliza
            • hamilton
            • kingGeorge
            • burr
            • company
            • madison
            • jefferson
            • men
            • ensemble
            Richard Howe - Other names/titles: Admiral admiralHowe 1
            • company
            Richard Montgomery - Other names/titles: General generalMontgomery 1
            • burr
            Nathanael Greene green 1
            • washington
            Henry Knox knox 1
            • washington
            Martha Dandridge Washington marthaWashington 1
            • burr
            Angelica, Eliza and Peggy Schuyler schuylerSis 5
            • company
            • angelica
            • eliza
            • peggy
            • burr
            • hamilton
            Benjamin Franklin franklin 1
            • angelica

            Analysis

            This network graph allows us to determine which characters play a pivotal part in the musical. From the network graph we can determine whether or not the character who spoke the most in the musical is also referenced the most. So, we can see Hamilton and Burr are represented as large, golden squares which indicates that they speak often and they are also referenced often. As Burr and Hamilton play crucial roles in the musical, Hamilton as the central character and Burr acting as the narrator often, the data reflects their importance and frequency. Burr and Hamilton also reference a lot of characters, Burr in particular references 10 characters who are referenced by only Burr. Both characters expand the cast of characters and often make historical references to Betsy Ross, John Jay, etc. As the central character of the musical, Hamilton also self references himself the most through introducing himself to other characters and talking about himself. Other notable characters who self reference themselves are Eliza, Angelica, and Burr. Eliza and Angelica are the two most prominent women in the musical and it is interesting to see that they often refer to themselves while being surrounded by all the men in the musical and while both of their plot points focus on their relationships with Hamilton.